Description

In this geekSpeak, Jason Rainwater shows us the evolution of asynchronous programming and how techniques have changed as new features have been added to Microsoft .NET. Jason covers event-based asynchronous programming and callback-based asynchronous programming, and he introduces us to the new Async feature, which lets developers drastically simplify asynchronous programming. This geekSpeak is hosted by Glen Gordon and Peter Laudati.

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Guest: Jason Rainwater, Independent Consultant, Veracity Solutions

Jason Rainwater is an independent consultant contracting to Veracity Solutions and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Client Application Development. His specialties include an in-depth knowledge of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Silverlight, and XAML. He has built modular WPF and Silverlight smart client applications using Model View ViewModel (MVVM) and Prism. Jason is a frequent speaker in his local and regional communities; events he has spoken at include many user groups, code camps, and a few specialty events.